Improvement in washing-machines



S. J. TAYLOR.

WASHING-MACHINE. v

No.182,041 Patented Sept.12, 1876.

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SYLVESTER J. TAYLOR, OF ROME, NEW YORK.'

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.182,04l, dated September12, 1876; application filed March 29, 1876. a i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, S. J. TAYLOR, of Rome, in the county of Oneida andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWashing-Machines, of which the following is a specification:

My invention relates to that class of washing-machines in which a rotaryreciprocating rub-board is used; and it consists in the rubbers andtheir attachment to the rnb board,

"and in the devices for attaching the rub-board to the center shaft, allas hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, whichforms a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is alongitudinal section of my invention. Fig. 2 is a view showing thecircular rub-board, with rubbers attached thereto. Fig. 3 is a side viewof one of the rubbers. Fig. 4 is a section of the square shaft (1,showing the spring-catches t t.

A represents the wash-box, of any suitable dimensions, and provided witha hinged lid, B. O' is the circular rub-board, provided on its underside with a series of radial grooves, a, in each of which is placed arubber, D. This rubber is made somewhat in the form of an inverted T inits transverse section, the under surface of the head being convex. Thecenter arm of the rubber is also made convex on its edge, placed in thegroove a, and held therein by staples b I), as shown, which staplesallow the rubber to turn or roll from side to side.

In operation it will be noticed the rubbers combine the two motions ofwashing-nameupper side of the rub-board. In this spider is a square holeto fit over the lower square end of a short shaft, d, which passes upthrough the lid B, and has a pinion, f, on its upper end. The spider Eis held on the shaft (1 by means of spring-catohes t t sunk into groovesor slots in the shaft, and above the spider there is a spiral spring, h,surrounding the shaft, to hold the rubbers down onto the clothes with acertain degree of force. By compressing the spring-catches t therubboard can be easily taken off from the shaft when required.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the radially-grooved rub-board O, the rubbers Dplaced in said, grooves, and the staples b holding them therein, allconstructed substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth. 7

2. The combination of the rub -board G, spider E, square shaft d, springh, and springcatches t 6,2111 substantially as and for the purposesherein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of v two witnesses.

' SYLVESTER J. TAYLOR. Witnesses:

H. S. SHELLEY, JosEPn PORTER.

